Sophia Sturge and the Connemara Basket Making Industry in Letterfrack

This book tells the story of Sophia Sturge, a remarkable woman from a Birmingham Quaker family who came to Letterfrack and established the Connemara Basket Industry which operated from 1888 to 1905.

Sophia Sturge’s contribution to Letterfrack is a significant part of our heritage which has been well documented by Joan Johnson who is also author of James and Mary Ellis, Background and Quaker Famine Relief in Letterfrack.

Sophia Sturge and the Connemara Basket Making Industry in Letterfrack quantity